Wayland’s Smithy
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Wayland’s Smithy is a Neolithic long barrow and chambered tomb in Oxfordshire, England, noted for its impressive stone burial chambers and association with the legendary blacksmith Wayland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wayland's Smithy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic long barrow
ⓘ
chambered tomb ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon folklore
ⓘ
Germanic mythology ⓘ Wayland the Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
cremated remains
ⓘ
human burials ⓘ inhumation burials ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Early Neolithic Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | c. 3600–3400 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Richard Atkinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuart Piggott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationDate |
1920s
ⓘ
1962–1963 ⓘ |
| firstPhaseType | earlier timber mortuary structure GENERATED ⓘ |
| folklore | If a horse is left there with a coin, it will be shod by Wayland ⓘ |
| function |
burial monument
ⓘ
ritual site ⓘ |
| gridReference | SU 281 854 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence | multiple phases of construction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
entrance passage
ⓘ
forecourt ⓘ long earthen mound ⓘ stone burial chambers ⓘ stone façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| length | approximately 56 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Uffington White Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ridgeway National Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Oxfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
sarsen stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Ashbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uffington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1960s ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| secondPhaseType | stone-chambered long barrow ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 13 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Wayland's Smithy